Selma Blair Freed on Bail After Flight Assault Charges
Selma Blair was charged with two counts of second-degree assault after an alleged violent episode tied to a Delta flight. She was released on bail Monday.
$20,000 cash bail was set, or a $60,000 bond.
Blair allegedly punched one flight attendant and bit another mid-flight.
She also allegedly tried to open the plane door in the air.
Court papers say she kicked an officer while restrained on a stretcher.
Why it matters: The state charges are felonies with a possible two-to-seven-year sentence. A separate federal inquiry covers the alleged conduct aboard the plane.
A representative says Blair had a medical emergency and is now stable.
Her attorneys say she missed medication doses and had hit her head.
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Where they split: Outlets differ on who the state charges name: TMZ and the New York Post say an officer and a nurse, while the Daily Mail says a flight attendant and an officer.
Center coverage, 5 sources: The center focuses on the court documents, detailing the charges, bail terms and police account of the stretcher incident.
Left coverage, 1 sources: The left frames it as a legal development and gives space to her representative's medical explanation and her 2016 in-flight episode.
Right coverage, 6 sources: The right emphasizes her potential prison exposure and the federal inquiry, while also reporting her lawyers' account of missed medication.
